Monster Games

American video game developer

Monster Games, Inc.

Company type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Founded| November 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11)
Founder| Richard Garcia, David Pollatsek, David Broske
Headquarters| Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.

Key people

| David Broske, John Schneider
Parent| iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations

Monster Games, Inc. is an American video game developer in Northfield, Minnesota, United States that specializes in racing games. They have also ported multiple Wii games to newer platforms for Nintendo. The company was founded in 1996, and was acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2022.[1]

## Games developed

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List of games developed by Monster Games  Year | Title  | Platform(s)  | Publisher(s)

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1998  | Viper Racing | Microsoft Windows | Sierra On-Line
2000  | NASCAR Heat | Microsoft Windows
PlayStation | Hasbro Interactive
2001  | NASCAR Heat 2002 | PlayStation 2
Xbox | Infogrames
2002  | NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona | GameCube
PlayStation 2
2004  | Test Drive: Eve of Destruction | PlayStation 2
Xbox  | Atari
2006  | Excite Truck | Wii | Nintendo
2009  | Excitebots: Trick Racing
Excitebike: World Rally | WiiWare
2011  | Pilotwings Resort | Nintendo 3DS[2]
2013  | Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[3]
2014  | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (co-developed with Retro Studios)  | Wii U[4]
2015  | Xenoblade Chronicles 3D | New Nintendo 3DS[5]
2016  | NASCAR Heat Evolution | Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One | Dusenberry Martin Racing
2017  | NASCAR Heat 2 | 704Games
2018  | NASCAR Heat 3
2019  | NASCAR Heat 4
2020  | Tony Stewart's Sprint Car Racing | Monster Games
Tony Stewart's All American Racing[6]
2021  | SRX: The Game[7] | GameMill Entertainment
2022  | World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing[8] | PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series S/X | iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations
2023  | Nintendo Switch
2024  | World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24[9] | PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series S/X
2025  | Microsoft Windows
NASCAR 25 | PlayStation 5
Xbox Series S/X  | iRacing Studios

## References

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1. ^ "iRacing Acquires Monster Games". iRacing. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
2. ^ Kaluszka, Aaron (2011-03-11). "PilotWings Resort Developed by Monster Games". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
3. ^ Ohlew, Tyler (March 7, 2013). "Monster Games Developing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D". nintendoworldreport.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
4. ^ Reeves, Ben (December 24, 2013). "Nintendo Answers Our Burning Questions - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
5. ^ Karmali, Luke (January 14, 2015). "Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Gets April 2015 Release Date". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
6. ^ Good, Owen S. (September 1, 2020). "Dirt racing game roars back onto consoles with more cars". Polygon. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
7. ^ Pryson, Mike (May 21, 2021). "Tony Stewart's SRX Has Had No Races Yet, But It's Already Got a Video Game". Autoweek. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
8. ^ "World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing Official Teaser Unveiled". worldofoutlawsgame.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
9. ^ Harrison-Lord, Thomas (December 19, 2024). "iRacing's World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24 will be released on PC". Traxion.GG. RAFA Racing Club. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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Monster Games

NASCAR video games|

* NASCAR Heat
* NASCAR Heat 2002
* NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona
* NASCAR Heat Evolution
* NASCAR Heat 2
* NASCAR Heat 3
* NASCAR Heat 4
* NASCAR 25

Other games|

* Viper Racing
* Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
* Excite Truck
* Excitebots: Trick Racing
* Excitebike: World Rally
* Pilotwings Resort
* Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS)
* Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
* Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (3DS)
* Tony Stewart's Sprint Car Racing
* SRX: The Game

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

Other|

* IdRef

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Nintendo development teams

Nintendo

Divisions|

* Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD)
* Technology Development Division (TDD)

| Former|

* Research & Development 1
* Research & Development 2
* Integrated Research & Development (IRD)
* Research & Engineering (RED)
* Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD)
* Software Planning & Development (SPD)
* System Development (NSD)

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Subsidiaries|

* 1-Up Studio
* iQue
* Mario Club
* Monolith Soft
* Next Level Games
* Nintendo Cube
* Nintendo European Research & Development
* Nintendo Pictures
* Nintendo Software Technology
* Nintendo Systems
* Nintendo Technology Development
* Retro Studios
* Shiver Entertainment
* SRD

Major affiliates|

* Bandai Namco
* Studios
* Camelot Software Planning
* Creatures Inc.
* Cygames
* DeNA
* Game Freak
* Genius Sonority
* Good-Feel
* Grezzo
* HAL Laboratory
* indieszero
* Intelligent Systems
* Jupiter Corporation
* Koei Tecmo
* Omega Force
* Team Ninja
* The Pokémon Company

| Former|

* AlphaDream
* Artoon
* Angel Studios
* Argonaut Games
* Cing
* DMA Design
* Factor 5
* Hudson Soft
* Left Field Productions
* Marigul Management
* Ambrella
* Noise
* Param
* Monster Games
* Rare
* Silicon Knights
* Skip Ltd.
* syn Sophia
* Vanpool

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